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Strengthening institutional capacities and coordination mechanisms for accelerating and scaling up the mobilization of climate finance in Mozambique
... It has been estimated that the country will need at least USD 11 billion for the implementation of its NDC ... that are need to fully and effectively perform its roles and responsibilities in the context of climate finance ... opportunities Support FNDS with the finalization of the accreditation process and start the formulation of an Entity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mozambique
Investing in climate action with GCF
... climate change. …But this is easier said than done. Multiple barriers exist to scaling up investments in climate ... amongst investors and limited access to long-term, affordable financing for climate innovators and entrepreneurs. This ... Initiative for the Great Green Wall is promoting access to credit and technical assistance to local farmers and banks ...
Article > Insights 
Amazon indigenous peoples hold key to forest’s future
... Ecuador Peru FP001 FP019 FP100 FP134 Amazon indigenous peoples hold key to forest’s future ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, preserving their role as a carbon sink. Bhutan for Life will also support ... place long-term revenues that will permanently secure the future of over two million hectares of land in the protected ... be found on the Bhutan for Life project page on GCF’s website . Bhutan Bhutan GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
The Financial Sector plays a fundamental role in mobilizing the resources necessary to finance a low ... (operational risk) and indirectly, through their portfolio (credit and market risk), depending on the location of their ... to assess their portfolio on climate change and meet GCF accreditation process standards, while mobilizing interest of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... PPF provides financial and technical assistance to GCF Accredited Entities for the preparation of high potential ... conceptualised by the Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to help Caribbean countries to meet their targets for ... Contributions and achieve a climate-resilient low-emission future. The aim is for BGIC to become a major institution ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... of Rwanda. For more than four decades, BRD has been the sole pro- vider of long-term finance and has significantly ... Rwanda is requesting a gap assessment support for accreditation for BRD. The support will help BRD better understand the accreditation support as well as identify the different ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
... meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... change into planning at the national, district and village levels throughout the Gambia," said Minister Dibba. ... regions is being implemented by UN Environment, a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country ... 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this smallest mainland African country, a meandering strip of land ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ... this high-level event was moderated by the Prince of Wales and French President Emmanuel Macron, bringing together ...
Article > News update 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable increases in agriculture productivity and incomes for ... Acumen is a non-profit changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in businesses, leaders and ideas. ... Asia, Latin America and the United States. Acumen is an accredited entity to GCF. The Green Climate Fund was ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
... stakeholders – including government ministers, GCF Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities ... about accessing and engaging with GCF. During the high-level interactions of the Dialogue, ministers from a number ... from the Structure Dialogue include: Successful examples of country programmes underscore the value of these ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.19, will take place in ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ...
Article > Statement 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021
... for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, experts and thought leaders from ... climate action in developing countries. As the world struggles to deal with the twin crises of global heating and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... A Decade of Impact.” “This COP rightly focuses on implementation and accountability, so, it's quite timely to ... analysing the impact of our portfolio and drawing the lessons from that impact,” stated Duarte at the event, ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... and public sectors to work together in developing sustainable solutions to address climate change. A number of formal ... to draw in the private sector further and to establish examples of climate finance in action. More demonstrations of how ... at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , a GCF Accredited Entity with seven projects approved by the GCF ...
Article > Press release Colombia 
Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today committed to lead regional efforts to accelerate climate ambitions in the Caribbean with a focus on ... swaps, green hydrogen, performance-based grants, resilience credits and resilience bonds. The Caribbean region’s ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DBSA Climate Finance Facility” submitted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... driving the Asian economic powerhouse can be funnelled to complement public sector-funded climate action, ... - including 23 governments, corporations, NGOs and GCF Accredited Entities - to the Indonesian island of Bali on 26 to 29 April to explore climate finance priorities and ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
The International Development Finance Club and the Green Climate Fund join forces to support Public Development Banks in financing the green transition
... Finance Club (IDFC), the international network of leading national and regional development banks, and the ... their potential for a green, low carbon and resilient future. Speaking from Songdo during the virtual press ... Banks, including the 13 members of IDFC that are GCF accredited project partners, can play a critical role in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s ... As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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GCF/B.22/Inf.09 - Report on the execution of the 2018 administrative budget of the GCF
... 31 December 2018 and on estimated costs for the Trustee. Please note that these numbers are unaudited. For the year ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.21/10/Add.33 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXXIII Funding proposal package for SAP002
... contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Climate services and diversification of climate ... sensitive livelihoods to empower food insecure and vulnerable communities in the Kyrgyz Republic”; No-objection ... assessment of the funding proposal; Response of the accredited entity to the independent Technical Advisory ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.13 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XIII Funding proposal package for FP094
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Ensuring climate resilient water supplies in the Comoros Islands”; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or ...
Board document > Action item